Buttonless shirt and collar.



PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906.

E. EDWARDS.

BUTTONLESS SHIRT AND COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 5, 1906.

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lppliuation filed February 5,1906- Serial No. 299,467.

To all, whoi'nmay concern.-

I Be known that I, RHINALDO Emmums, a citizen the United States, residing in the city and county of Son Francisco and State of California, hove invented new and useful lrnprovemonts in Buttonless Shirts and Colors, of Xfi'lllCli the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wearin -apporel, pertains especially to shirts and collars. its object is to pIOVlfilG a shirt and collar which will 1 unit the closing of the shirt around the ol: zincl'the attachment of the collar to the shirt without the use of hut-tons or like soouriiig means of any sort.

i lion onsisis of thoparls and the conssr iction and the combination of parts. as hereinafter more. fully described and 4 having fo onoe lo tho occom mns 151g Ll whioh 2 Figure l is perspective View ol a shirt and collar embodying the invention Fig. 2 is an outside View of my improved collar. 3 is an outside View of the nockbaml of my improved shirt. 2 5 In the embodiment of my improvements 1 have here shown a collar of the roll type. It will be understood, however, that any style of collar, either standing or roll, moy be used. A represents the band of the collar, 2i d B the lapel or roll. The inside of the collar oa-rries proximate to its emls the two horizontal flaps 2 3, suitably lot into and secured at one onll to the collar with he flaps faring each other. The back of the hand of the col lar has a ver ioal flap l, secured at one end. near tl s ower. erl'ge of the collar. l fheii. tho collar 13 done up, thesossverol flaps wi l e stashed and. ironed. to lie flat and stir? against the insirlo of the collar. The porpi of these flops will loo seen shortly. Under the lapel iinrl ssoiired to the barirlirs l flaps Fig, l, which ssrvszo hold up 1- a tie when putting; ills sollor on. The

to ovorlaip in tir i P 0.. Mia do to; to engage when til-o ool: .nl-o i irclo, so units the lids attach the oollsr to the shit, ii n'zhsr construction t to son and 7 of he shot (Where tho shirt opens in front, as horeshown) has 5 5 overlapping end which carrios its inner When the band is thus lo laps 9 and loops 1O 11 are invisi outs of'the collar-band 7 has iii 5 and the operation is oomplotool.

By this construction of and collar 1" obviate the use of all oollsr-huatons, shirt-- buttons, buttonholes, o. shirt is quick y fastened, ond'the collar is s sily and quiokly put on. There are no rough or haul projections like the oi'ilinsry oollar-huttonto chale or iiii ioy'tho Wooster. The shirt ms}; loo inarlo with open basis, glen front, or both,

- Will the collars may hoof the standing or roll typo.

ention, What Having thus described '11 fitters .."&%-

1 claim, and desire to seouro 1) ant, is-

. 9o 1. A. shirt hsving a oollor bsinrl with i i :v sing ends, soul mind n 11). its l1.-.

no end ssiiizo oio lf/ C l1":

- and is loom, one tantislly vertical the oth r summntiolly horizontal, esoh of s 'd. loops at one end oi the hand adspteil ive one oi the flaps at tlieothor onrloi' Lion ill s o llar having a, banal with horizontal and vorliosl flaps to poncling loops on. tho Slllii-l fil1(l, ll-j. having il 'tsrioolnzig flaps asso. orovioed on outends of tho and loops for uniting the collar to the shirt, I

certain of said flaps end loops being horizontally disposed and certain others vertically disposed, and. the horizontal flaps and loops adapted to engage respectively with the verticel loops and flaps.

A bottomless shirt having a collar-bend Whose ends are united by means comprising a vertical and a horizontal flap on one end.

and respective horizontal and vertical loops at the other end, and 21V collar having buttonless means of connection with the shirt-band.

4. T he combination With a shirt having loops at the front and back of the collarband, of a collerheving corresponding fie s to engage said Keeps; and. means to unite t e ends of the collar said means including respective horizontal and vertical interlocking to engage loops and flaps on the overlapping portions of said collar.

5. The combination With a shirt having e vertical loop at the front of the neckbencl, of a collar having inside horizontal flap projece tions pointing toward each other, an outside vertical loop at one end of the collar for one of said flaps, the other of said flaps adapted the loop in the neckbenrl, and means at the back of the collar for connection with the shirt.

In testimony Wheroi i have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RHINALDO ED WARDS.

-With esses:

D. B. Rrormnns, W. H. Bonnn. 

